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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:30 PM
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Magic and Loss
Edited on Mon Sep-20-04 09:32 PM by ZombyWoof
When you pass through the fire
You pass through humble
You pass through a maze of self doubt
When you pass through humble
The lights can blind you
Some people never figure that out
You pass through arrogance you pass through hurt
You pass through an ever present past
And it's best not to wait for luck to save you
Pass through the fire to the light

As you pass through the fire
Your right hand waving
There are things you have to throw out
That caustic dread inside your head
Will never help you out
You have to be very strong
'Cause you'll start from zero
Over and over again
And as the smoke clears
There's an all consuming fire
Lying straight ahead

They say no one person can do it all
But you want to in your head
But you can't be Joyce
So what is left instead
You're stuck with yourself
And a rage that can hurt you
You have to start at the beginning again
And just this moment
This wonderful fire started up again

When you pass through humble
When you pass through sickly
When you pass through
I'm better than you all
When you pass through
Anger and self deprecation
And have the strength to acknowledge it all
When the past makes you laugh
And you can savor the magic
That let you survive your own war
You find that that fire is passion
And there's a door up ahead not a wall

As you pass through fire as you pass through fire
Trying to remember its name
When you pass through fire licking at your lips
You cannot remain the same
And if the building's burning
Move towards that door
But don't put the flames out
There's a bit of magic in everything
And then some loss to even things out

--- Lou Reed
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:31 PM
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1. Underrated song from an underrated record.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:34 PM
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2. the album is so unbelievably cathartic
Although it is about the death of two friends, I am listening in another context - another kind of death...
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:40 PM
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3. Remember we discussed "It Makes No Difference"
by The Band? I think that is a fitting song.

:hi:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:41 PM
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5. yeah!
Hell, don't tempt me with a list I could make! ;-)
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:44 PM
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6. heh, heh
got my post deleted!

But yes, there are many songs that fit these moments in Life.

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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-20-04 09:48 PM
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7. the chord of self-reliance and strength
Really drew me to this one.

Maybe next I will post Zappa's "Broken Hearts Are For Assholes"! :D
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